From The Globe and Mail: Oil markets gave a sharply negative review yesterday to OPEC's decision to slash production by a further 2.2 million barrels a day, as crude prices fell below $40 (U.S.) a barrel for the first time in more than five years.
At a meeting in Algeria, ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to cut supplies by a total of 4.2 million barrels a day below September levels. The cartel had already agreed to rein in production by two million barrels at two separate meetings this fall..... Full Article: Source